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The Accident and Emergency Department provides facilities for the reception, assessment, examination and treatment of accidents and for acute ophthalmic conditions which may require urgent hospital attention.
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Proctor, T. (1989) Protection of the eye during welding. Occupational Health, 41 (10), 279–288.
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Greenwood, L., Marsden, J. (1990). Principles of patient care in the (ophthalmic) accident and emergency department. In: Perry, J.P., Tullo, A.B. (eds) Care of the Ophthalmic Patient. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4899-3378-2_4
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